Onea Care

What Onea Care does

Onea Care GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based staffing and business consultancy that recruits nurses from non-EU countries for German hospitals, clinics, and care facilities. The company runs an end-to-end international placement model covering pre-selection in source countries, B2-level language training with medical jargon, specialist training in the candidate's home country, German credential recognition support, intercultural preparation, and ongoing integration consulting for the hiring facility. Total cycle time per placement is 10-12 months, with candidates sourced across the Philippines, China (Heilongjiang and Shangdong training partners), Brazil, Iran, Tunisia, Algeria, Russia, and Kosovo through local universities, language schools, and licensed recruitment agencies such as IKON Solutions.

The company's product portfolio consists of a core recruitment service plus modular sub-products: B2-certified language training with medical terminology, professional recognition procedure support (including adaptation course and knowledge exam preparation), specialist occupational training in native countries, one-day orientation training for Germany-bound nurses, and Intercultural Training for receiving clinic staff. The company is part of the BorderPlus family, an international workforce mobility platform; this affiliation provides access to broader digital infrastructure for scaling recruitment, training, and globalization.

The business model is a professional-services, employer-pays arrangement: services are delivered free of charge to healthcare workers, with German healthcare employers paying for recruitment and integration services on multi-year contracts. Distribution is sales-led and direct, with the team engaging German hospitals and care facilities to secure placement mandates, augmented by participation in healthcare congresses (e.g., Gesundheitskongress des Westens), a multi-language website, PR coverage in healthcare publications, and organic social channels on Facebook and Instagram. Differentiators include adherence to the WHO Code, ILO/IRIS/IOM standards, and the Fair Recruitment Healthcare Germany (Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland) quality mark.

Name

Onea Care

Legal name

Onea Care GmbH

Website

https://onea-care.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Onea Care is a Düsseldorf-based staffing consultancy that recruits nurses from non-EU countries for German hospitals and care facilities, managing end-to-end placement including language training, credential recognition, and integration over a 10-12 month process under an employer-pays model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

Keywords

• International nurse recruitment
• Healthcare staffing services
• Nursing credential recognition
• Cross-border workforce mobility
• Healthcare worker integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Onea Care provides intermediary employment services for the recruitment of nurses from non-EU countries to German healthcare facilities. All services are provided free of charge to the healthcare workers; the German client employers pay for the recruitment and integration services. The company follows the employer-pays principle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Onea Care recruits nurses from countries outside the EU on behalf of German healthcare clients (hospitals, clinics, and care facilities). The company delivers a comprehensive 10–12 month service spanning pre-selection of candidates, B2-level language and specialist training in the candidates' home countries, professional credential recognition support in Germany, visa processing, and long-term employment placement. All services are provided free of charge to nurses; German client employers pay for the recruitment and integration service.

Product overview

Onea Care operates as a staffing and business consultancy offering a comprehensive nurse recruitment service for German healthcare facilities. The portfolio consists of multiple integrated service modules: International Nurse Recruitment Services (core product) for sourcing and placing nurses from non-EU countries; Professional Recognition Process for credential evaluation; Language Training (B2 Level) with medical terminology; Specialist Training in native countries; Intercultural Training for integration success; and Orientation Training for German workplace preparation. The total recruitment process spans 10-12 months, including pre-selection, 6-8 months of training in the candidate's home country, recognition phase of up to 1 year in Germany, and long-term employment placement. As part of the BorderPlus family, Onea Care also benefits from a larger international infrastructure and digital ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Nurse Recruitment Services End-to-end recruitment of qualified nurses from countries outside the EU on behalf of German healthcare clients (hospitals, clinics, and care facilities). Includes pre-selection, language and specialist training in candidates' home countries, professional credential recognition support in Germany, and long-term employment placement over a 10–12 month process.
• Intercultural Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthcare facilities receive qualified nursing staff to meet statutory staffing minimums
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BorderPluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBorderPlus is a worldwide leading company for ethical workforce mobility. Onea Care is part of the BorderPlus family, benefiting from a larger international infrastructure and digital ecosystem to enhance the quality, reliability, and scale of healthcare workforce deployment. This partnership combines Onea Care's recruitment expertise in Germany with BorderPlus's innovative training, technology, and globalization solutions.
• IKON SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIKON Solutions is a licensed full-service recruitment agency with 18 recruitment centers throughout the Philippines and offices in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Hong Kong, Macau, UAE, and Japan. Specializes in recruiting personnel from the Philippines for hospitality, healthcare, and technical industries. IKON handles sourcing, identifying, screening, placing, and processing candidates for various occupational categories.
• Shangdong International Nurse Training Center (SINTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSINTC works closely with Onea Care since 2015 on nursing recruitment from China. SINTC and the Heilongjiang nursing and healthcare training school collaborate with Onea Care to train and prepare Chinese nurses for employment in German healthcare facilities.
• Heilongjiang Nursing and Healthcare Training SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Heilongjiang nursing and healthcare training school partners with Onea Care and SINTC since 2015 to prepare Chinese nurses for the German healthcare market, contributing to the international nursing workforce pipeline.
• Cooperation Partners (Language Schools)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOnea Care works with state-recognized language schools in candidates' home countries to provide B2-level language training with medical jargon, as part of the comprehensive preparation process for nurses before they relocate to Germany.
• Partner Universities and Universities of Applied SciencesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThrough Onea Care's network of partner universities and Fachhochschulen in non-EU countries, nursing candidates can apply for positions in German healthcare facilities and are selected according to Onea Care criteria.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hilbamed GmbH: German-based international nurse recruitment agency placing non-EU nurses (notably from Latin America and the Philippines) into German hospitals and care homes with similar language and integration support.
• Avantgarde MedPersonal: Specialized German healthcare staffing agency recruiting international nursing staff for German facilities, with similar services in language training and credential recognition.
• Bonitas International GmbH: German healthcare staffing firm specializing in international nurse recruitment (primarily from Eastern Europe and non-EU countries), with comparable pre-selection, language, and recognition services targeting German healthcare facilities.
• CuraVita Health Professionals: Germany-based recruiter of international nurses for the German healthcare sector, offering comparable end-to-end preparation, language training, and recognition services to hospitals, clinics, and elderly care facilities.
• TTA Personal GmbH: German-based international healthcare staffing firm recruiting nurses from non-EU countries (especially Philippines and Latin America) for German hospitals and care facilities. Same employer-pays, end-to-end model with credential recognition and language training.
• Pflegwerk GmbH: German nursing recruitment and placement agency focused on international healthcare staffing for German clinics and care homes, covering language training, recognition, and integration support similar to Onea Care.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Germany: Major general staffing firm with healthcare verticals in Germany; covers nursing and allied health staffing with broader workforce solutions spanning office, industrial, and professional segments.
• Randstad Healthcare (Germany): Global staffing powerhouse operating across healthcare in Germany, including nursing placement and per-spec services; competes for larger hospital-system contracts while Onea Care focuses on long-term direct-hire placements.
• Hays Healthcare (Germany): Large international staffing firm with a dedicated German healthcare division placing nurses and medical professionals, often at larger facility contracts; broader portfolio than Onea Care but overlapping customer base.

Emerging players

• Careforce24: Smaller, direct-hire focused German nursing recruitment firm targeting international candidates, with comparable end-to-end support for German employers but lower scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Oneacare
• Instagraminstagram.com/oneacare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onea-care-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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